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The Formation of Social and Economic Peripheries in Hungary after the Change of Regime
179-187Views:372The Hungarian industrial revolution started in the second half of the 19th century, which caused the revaluation of the geographical peripheries in Hungary. After the Trianon Treaty the rural areas of Hungary lost their foreign markets and became the "country of three million beggars". The socialist industrialization of the systems of Rákosi and Kádár absorbed the surplus of rural labour, but the industrialization meant the redistributive exploitation of the agricultural areas and the further impoverishment. After the political transition in 1989, the rural Hungary could not be the "pantry of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance", and the final crisis of the Hungarian agricultural sales finalized the deformation of the three-quarters of Hungary, the major part of the rural areas in Hungary. In the recent decades the brain drain worked in the Hungarian peripheries, the disinvestment and the pauperization increased. The emerging of the new latifundia and the monoculture commodity production operate independently, separated from the Hungarian rural people in the sense of ownerships and production. As the result of these negative processes, significant part of the society in the peripheral areas declassed. In this hopeless situation awareness only a conscious regional policy and above all, a very well-considered education is only able to offer a chance for break.
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Periphery Dichotomy and its Investigation by GIS Methods
131-136Views:379Centre-periphery dichotomy can be regarded as one of the crucial issues in human geography and regional science. The definition of periphery is far from unambiguous due to its relative expression and its content. This is the reason why can significant number of studies be found focusing on the delimitation of central and peripheral areas. The revolution of computer technology and the rapid development of GIS cause the more and more extended usage of these techniques in the human geography as well. These related studies were categorised by their approaches – namely the locational or developmental centreperiphery concepts – and their GIS tools. Application of spatial parameters with extended datasets and complex GIS based calculations mean the most precise and complicated use of GIS and computer tools in the delimitation of peripheral (and central) areas.
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Above ground forest biomass distribution in the landscape of Jorhat, Assam, India
16-31Views:38This study aims to analyze the spatial and temporal variations in above-ground biomass (AGB) within the Jorhat region from 2001 to 2023. It also highlights the impacts of urbanization, physiographic characteristics, and soil types on AGB variation. In order to accurately assess landscape-level variation of biomass, a combination of field surveys, remote sensing techniques, and modelling approaches are employed in this study. Biomass estimation is difficult over large area using traditional method. The synoptic nature of satellite-based data improves the monitoring of inaccessible areas. Results show approximately 16.6% decrease in AGB, with urban and peripheral areas experiencing the most notable declines due to reduced forest cover. Physiographic analysis reveals low AGB values in marshes (13 t/ha), swamps (14 t/ha), and char lands (25 t/ha). The growth of trees is suppressed seasonal flooding in this physiography. Additionally, AGB follows an increasing trend from North to South, in alignment with the region’s elevation profile. Soils also exhibit variations in AGB, with alluvial soils supporting higher biomass compared to other soil types. Key ecological linkages and spatial patterns are highlighted in this study, laying the groundwork for more proactive and comprehensive environmental management. Finally, in a time of fast environmental change, these insights can assist stakeholders and policymakers
in creating more evidence-based, flexible solutions to protect ecosystems.